Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Development of Waterways Transport
Under Section 111 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, directions have been issued by Government on 18th April 2018 to five Major Port Trusts viz. Paradip, Mormugao, JNPT, New Mangalore and Deendayal to take up development of the National Waterways  which are located in their vicinity. Details of the NWs allocated to these five Major Ports is as follows:
National Waterways allocated for development of Major Ports
1. New Mangalore Port Trust
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Sl.
No.
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National Waterway No.
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Length 
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Details of Waterways
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1
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National Waterway 51
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23
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Kabini River
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2
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National Waterway 43
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10
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Gurupur River
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3
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National Waterway 52
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53
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Kali River
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4
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National Waterway 74
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79
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Netravathi River
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5
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National Waterway 90
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29
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Sharavati River
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6
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National Waterway 41
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112
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Ghataprabha River
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7
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National Waterway 67
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94
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Malaprabha River
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8
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National Waterway 104
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232
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Tungabhadra River
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9
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National Waterway 21
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139
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Bheema River
2. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
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Sl.
No.
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National Waterway No.
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Length 
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Details of Waterways
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1
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National Waterway 10
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45
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Amba River
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2
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National Waterway 11
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99
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Arunavati-Aran River
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3
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National Waterway 28
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45
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Dabhol Creek-Vashisti River
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4
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National Waterway 53
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145
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Kalyan-Thane-Mumbai Waterway Vasai Creek Ulhas River
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5
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National Waterway 70
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245
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Manjara River
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6
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National Waterway 72
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59
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Nag River
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7
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National Waterway 78
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262
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Penganga-Wardha River
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8
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National Waterway 85
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31
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Revdanda Creek- Kundalika River
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9
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National Waterway 89
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46
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Bankot Creek – Savitri Rover
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10
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National Waterway 100
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436
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Tapi River
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11
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National Waterway 109
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166
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Wainganga-Pranahita River
3. Deendayal Port Trust 
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Sl.
No.
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National Waterway No.
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Length 
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Details of Waterways
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1.
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National Waterway 66
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248
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Mahi River
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2.
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National Waterway 73
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227
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Narmada River
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3.
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National Waterway 100
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436
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Tapi River
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4.
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National Waterway 48
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590
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Jawai-Luni rivers and Rann of Kutch
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5.
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National Waterway 63
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327
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Luni River
4. Paradip Port Trust
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Sl. No.
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National Waterway No.
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Length 
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Details of Waterways
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1.
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National Waterway 5
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332
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Brahmani- Kharsua - Tantighai- PanduaNala- DedheiNala- KaniDhamra- river System, Geonkhali- Charbatia Stretch of East Coast canal, Charbatia- Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers
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2.
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National Waterway 96
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314
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Subarnrekha River
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3.
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National Waterway 14
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49
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Baitarni River
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4.
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National Waterway 64
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425
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Mahanadi River stretch from Paradip to Cuttack.
5. Mormugao Port Trust
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Sl. No.
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National Waterway No.
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Length 
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Details of Waterways
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1.
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National Waterway 68
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41
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Mandovi River
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2.
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National Waterway 27
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17
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Cumberjua River
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3.
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National Waterway 111
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50
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Zuari River
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4.
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National Waterway 25
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33
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Chapora River
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5.
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National Waterway 71
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27
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Mapusa River
The Major Ports will undertake the development of National Waterways through release of grants by the Inland Waterways Authority of India. Among the NWs earmarked for development by the Major Ports NW-27, 68, 111 in Goa; NW-10 and 85 in Maharashtra and NW-100 in Gujarat and operationalised and no time frame has been fixed for operationalising the remaining NWs.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways and Chemical & Fertilisers Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.